Kid Gavilan biography

 Kid Gavilan biography

 Kid Gavilan, byname of Gerardo Gonzalez, (born Jan. 6, 1926, Camagüey, Cuba—died Feb. 13, 2003, Miami, Fla., U.S.), Cuban skilled boxer and world welterweight champion who was recognized for his “bolo punch,” a mix of a hook and an uppercut.

Gavilan mentioned that reducing sugarcane throughout his youth in Cuba helped him to excellent his punching approach. He was a flashy fighter and a skillful boxer who started his skilled profession in 1943 and compiled a powerful file in Cuba and Mexico earlier than transferring to the United States within the fall of 1946. His first world title match was fought on July 11, 1949, when he misplaced a 15-round determination to the defending world welterweight champion, Sugar Ray Robinson. In 1951 Robinson vacated his title and moved to the middleweight division; Gavilan gained worldwide recognition as welterweight champion by defeating Johnny Bratton in a 15-round match. Gavilan efficiently defended his title 3 times in 1952, in opposition to Bobby Dykes, Gil Turner, and Billy Graham, and 3 times once more in 1953, knocking out Chuck Davey in 10 rounds and successful 15-round selections over Carmen Basilio and Bratton. Gavilan tried to seize the middleweight title on April 2, 1954, however misplaced a 15-round determination to Carl (“Bobo”) Olson, and on October 20, 1954, he gave up his welterweight title when he misplaced a controversial 15-round determination to Johnny Saxton. Many reporters at ringside believed that Gavilan had received that struggle, and there was hypothesis that the struggle had been “fixed” with out Gavilan’s information. Gavilan’s profession started to say no thereafter, however he didn't retire till September 1958. He started dropping his sight on the finish of his profession. Gavilan was inducted into The Ring journal’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 1966.